Bryan Junior Sofa by Axel Vervoordt
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Ghent, BE
Axel Vervoordt Bryan Jr Sofa With removable / washable slipcover
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Linen
Bryan Junior Sofa by Axel Vervoordt
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Ghent, BE
Axel Vervoordt Bryan Jr Sofa With removable / washable slipcover
Fabric, Beech, Linen
Howard Lounge Chair with Ottoman by Axel Vervoordt
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Ghent, BE
Axel Vervoordt Howard Lounge Chair Lounge Chair (H) 85,00 cm (W) 90,00 cm (D) 112,00 cm Ottoman (H) 45,00 cm (W) 71,00 cm (D) 71,00 cm With removable / washable slipcovers
Fabric, Beech
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H 12.21 in W 14.18 in L 12.21 in
Axel Vervoordt Style Wabi-Sabi Dining Chairs, Atelier Marolles, 1960s
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wabi-Sabi; Elm; Wooden dining chairs; Dining chairs; Side Chairs; Atelier Marolles; Axel Vervoordt; Japanese Inspired; 1960's; A unique set of six dining chairs in French elm cust...
Elm
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H 37.01 in W 35.44 in D 41.34 in
Axel Vervoordt Armchair, Linen Upholstery, Belgium, 1980s Design
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Upholstered in a loose linen slipcover, the chair introduces a tactile softness that enhances its relaxed character.
Linen
Antique Primitive Chair 1860s-1900s / Side Chair Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old primitive style chair. The age is estimated to be furniture from the 1860s to 1900s. The detailed country of production is unknown, but the material is assumed to ...
Wood
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H 22.05 in W 20.08 in D 18.51 in
Japanese Antique Primitive Black Chair 1900s-1940s / Armchair Wabisabi Mingei
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an antique primitive-style chair made in Japan. Carved as if from a powerful solid mass of wood, its form exudes a quiet yet overwhelming presence, bringing a deep sense of w...
Tin
Rustic Modern Chairs 'Worpswede'
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Worpswede oak and cord armchair, rustic modern, the Netherlands, 1960s Would fit well in a rustic modern wabi sabi interior, inspired by Axel Vervoordt.
Cord, Oak
Antique Primitive Bench / Chair / 19th century / Wabi-sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture
This is a antique primitive bench. It's made from a single, large piece of wood, and the carvings show traces of it being made entirely by hand. The exact age and material are unkno...
Wood, Hardwood
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H 22.84 in W 64.57 in D 24.02 in
Antique Primitive Bench Early 19th century / Side Chair Wabi-Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an exceptionally old antique primitive bench, distinguished by its powerful presence and, at the same time, a quiet serenity that can only be achieved through the passage of ...
Wood
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H 21.07 in W 24.81 in D 15.75 in
Japanese Antique Primitive Solid Wood Side Table 1900-1940s/ Side Chair Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old primitive-style side table made in Japan during the early Showa period (1900s–1940s). Crafted from solid keyaki (Japanese zelkova), a dense and durable hardwood, it po...
Wood
Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive-style side chair, crafted sometime during the mid-Showa period (1940s–1960s). It is a one-of-a-kind piece carved entirely from a single large block ...
Cedar
French Organic Wabi Sabi Chair, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Robust; Organic; Wabi Sabi; Travail Populaire; Folk Art; Travail Art Populaire; Chair; Side Chair; Wood; Axel Vervoordt; Zen; France; French; Folk art organic chair in wood...
Wood
Pair of Custom Made Side Chairs from Axel Vervoordt Covered in Linen
Located in Nashville, TN
Upholstered pair of side chairs purchased from Axel Vervoordt covered in dusty mauve linen with dark stained legs.
Hardwood
$34,237
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
French Designer, Table Lamp, Metal, France, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-lacquered metal table lamp designed and produced in France, c. 1950s. Dimensions of Lamp (inches): 10.9"H x 6.5"W x 6.5"D Dimensions of Lamp with Shade (inches): 14.4” H x ...
Metal
$7,584 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
19th Century French Folk Art Storage Basket
Located in Allerum, SE
Unusually large 19th century French folk art storage basket. coiled construction with straw and bark. Ca 1890 France.
Straw
Paolo Buffa, Walnut Mid-Century Daybed, Italy 1940s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
Paolo Buffa (1903-1970) Rare and very elegant wooden daybed Varnished walnut and fabric Model created circa 1940 H 58 × L 205 × W 95 cm Paolo Buffa was an Italian furniture des...
Velvet, Walnut
$5,430 / item
H 42.01 in W 25.99 in D 1.19 in
Mid century style Ceiling Suspended Mirror with Bronze Patina Frame, Vintage N.4
By Alguacil & Perkoff Ltd.
Located in London, London
Mid-century style Vintage N.4 ceiling suspended mirror with a high quality pure brass full frame with a bronze patina finish. This piece is part of our original and fully customisabl...
Brass, Bronze
Vintage French Black Iron 10-Arm Chandelier with Shades
Located in Chicago, IL
A mid-20th century French chandelier, wrought in blackened iron with ten sweeping arms that curve outward in perfect symmetry. Each stem lifts an ivory fabric shade, its light soften...
Iron
Early Pierre Chapo 'Godot' L 01 I Daybed in Solid Elm
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pierre Chapo, 'Godot' daybed, model 'L 01 I', solid elm, fabric, France, 1959 This daybed is an early edition designed by the French designer and master woodworker Pierre Chapo (192...
Fabric, Elm
$7,800
H 36.5 in W 31.25 in D 27 in
20th Century French Vintage Art Deco Single Walnut Armchair by Paul Follot
By Paul Follot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 20th Century, single vintage French Art Deco armchair made of hand crafted polished designed by Paul Follot, in good condition. The detailed Parisian center, side chair is c...
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
$16,400
H 78.75 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi Bedroom Divider Wardrobe Walnut
By Officina Rivadossi, Giuseppe Rivadossi
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Rivadossi for Officina Rivadossi, bedroom divider or wardrobe unit, walnut, glass Italy, 1980s This exceptional piece by Italian sculptor and designer Giuseppe Rivadossi is...
Glass, Walnut
Italian Verdigris Iron Armchair with Ottoman, 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
An Italian armchair and ottoman from the 1950s, crafted in wrought iron. The chair’s high back unfolds in a rectilinear grid, crowned with ball finials and anchored by splayed feet. ...
Iron
Original Adolf Loos Thebes Stool
By Woka Lamps, Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
Wohnung Dr. Otto und Auguste Stoessl, Wien XIII, Auhofstr. 235, um 1900-02 Wohnung Haberfeld Manufacturer Friedricht Otto Schmidt Lit.: Rukschcio, Schachel, Adolf Loos, S. 32 und 7...
Beech
Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Daybed
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. An iconic, unobtrusive design. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. M...
Linen
Pair of Striped French Bergère Armchairs, 1970s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
An elegant pair of French bergères or wingback chairs from France, showcasing timeless appeal and refined proportions. These comfortable lounge chairs feature classic high backs with...
Wood, Fabric, Oak
$11,505 / item
H 26.78 in W 31.5 in D 75.6 in
Elegant daybed by René Gabriel ca 1950, original patina in elmwood
By Rene Gabriel
Located in Jesteburg, DE
A René Gabriel daybed of the reconstruction period in the original patina. Very elegant piece, very versatile. Upholstered in a beautiful Bouclé by Dedar Milano.
Elm
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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